SEULS MES CHEVEUX SONT GRIS
/ ONLY MY HAIR IS GREY

Wendy Beckett’s new comedy premiered at Théâtre Libre, Paris in February—March 2026.

ONLY MY HAIR IS GREY returns to Paris on June 9th 2026 at the historical Théâtre du Gymnase Marie-Bell.

A light comedy written in the form of a contemporary farce. Two intellectuals discover love is sweeter in the later years. Set in a barber shop in an art nouveau arcade in Paris; strange and amusing things happen.
French translation by Stéphane LAPORTE.
Starring Thibault de MONTALEMBERT et Hélène BABU, with Olivier CLAVERIE, Guilaine LONDEZ, Gilles VAJOU, Eva LORIQUET and Pierre BUF.

Photo 2026 © Inanis

UN ESPOIR

Directed by Diana Iliescu. Starring Christine Gagnepain, Sandrine Seubille and Jenny Trehoux.

Opens at Théâtre Libre on September 3rd 2026

SAPPHO

Written by Wendy Beckett. A new comic play about the greatest of ancient Greek poets, Sappho. Translated into Greek by Daphne Economou & into French by Stéphane Laporte.
Co-directed by Wendy Beckett and Adam Fitzgerald. Spanish production to follow.

Sappho opens at the Théâtre La Nouvelle Eve, Paris on 22 January 2027

JOSEPHINE

A new play dedicated to the indefatigable Josephine Baker – actress, singer, dancer, civil rights activist and resistance fighter. The story, punctuated by dance and song, explores both Josephine’s dedication to the resistance movement and her special friendships. Her passion for improving the lives of others is legendary. This play ends and begins with Martin Luther King. Waiting to be programmed in Paris.

LOVE & THE MUSE — A Chamber Opera

Music by Australian composer Ross Edwards Libretto & Direction by Wendy Beckett

An Opera about composer Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma. Alma’s name has been linked romantically with many famous men both during and after her marriage to Mahler, among them Gustav Klimt and architect Walter Gropius –of the Bauhaus. Alma reluctantly came to realize that a musical career of her own would not be possible and threw herself into the role of muse. She believed her devotion to her husband’s music was a commitment to history.